Act 213 Ordinary Englishman
It's like a dog with a bone in its mouth, and when it sees any creature approaching, it thinks it's going to grab its own bone. Many people who seem to have something to do fear losing what they have now when they see someone who seems to have something similar to their own approaching them.
Although, most of the time, for one person's precious things, for another, there is a high probability that they are worthless.
Apparently, Nathan thought Nick was the one who was fighting for a bone with it.
However, people are human after all, unlike dogs. People have a higher level of intelligence and are able to make better judgments.
Just like Nathan at this moment, although he was already very guarded, he still said politely, "You come with me." ”
Because Doug likes people who are more knowledgeable, Nathan, who has also learned some knowledge, said with white breath as he walked, introducing the situation of Claydon Printing and Dyeing Factory, "Claydon Printing and Dyeing Factory was established in September last year. Now it has 230 effective people and about 130 front-line workers. Nissan "Monopoly" about 3,500 sets. What we're going to now is the production workshop of the boutique "Monopoly". ”
Entering the production workshop of the boutique "Monopoly" is not much different from what Nick imagined. At a glance, it seems that there are about a hundred female workers, gathered here, each crouched on the sloping operating table, carefully scribbling something.
"On average, they can produce a set of high-quality "Monopoly" every two days, and when the quality inspection team passes the review, these high-quality "Monopoly" will write their names on them, and then circulate them into the market together with the carefully polished metal accessories. ”
Nathan explained.
Although Nathan is just a security guard, his long-term licking has made his tongue very flexible, and compared to ordinary security guards, his language expression ability has broken through the sky.
Nick also slightly improved Nathan's rating of him in his heart because of his language skills.
Although he doesn't seem to be a very good person, he has the ability to express his inner thoughts smoothly and logically, and even if he is not a security guard, he can only live a better life.
However, Nick doesn't tell Nathan what he thinks of Nathan.
An important means of making profits in the banking industry, or any industry, is to take advantage of information asymmetry.
Only when you have far more information than the other person can you win.
Most of the time, one transaction after another is just a gamble between a group of people who know A and those who know B, when they think that the other party only knows C and D.
Eventually, the trade is over and all the cards are opened, only to know who knows more and who is just bluffing.
This kind of transaction seems to be very untechnical, but after adding the price of money, ordinary people simply can't afford it.
Seeing Nick's expression of not looking at everything in front of him, Nathan also had a breath in his heart, and he planned to scare this person who thought he was very powerful.
However, he said very respectfully, "You come with me, the next thing we are going to is the workshop that produces ordinary "Monopoly". ”
Nick nodded, indicating that he heard it.
The boutique "Monopoly" is already like this, can the ordinary "Monopoly" be even more powerful?
Nick had never heard of the general good being better than the special case.
The ordinary workshop is different from the boutique workshop, and when you walk there, it seems to be shrouded in fog.
This white water vapor makes the air, which is not too warm, even colder.
Faintly, in the white gas, it seems that a rumbling sound can be heard.
Walking into the workshop, in the slightly lighter white fog, you can see a faint and indescribable shadow moving.
Every time these shadows fall, there is a sound that sounds intimidating.
When you walk in, you can see the steam-powered production line and the huge arms.
"This is an ordinary workshop, there are a total of 30 workers here, and at least 3,000 sets of Monopoly can be produced every day. But that's not the limit of the workshop's capacity. Because there is too much production, there may be a risk of unsalable, so it can only be controlled at the number of three thousand.
In the future, great bosses may play board games with other rules.
To make the variety of board games more abundant, the boss thinks that a single "Monopoly" may have many people tired of playing.
However, people's interest in board games has been seduced by "Monopoly".
If you make a new board game, even if it is not as good as Monopoly, you will definitely not lose money. ”
Nathan's commentary, to Nick's ears, was nothing short of noisy.
At this moment, he is immersed in a kind of awe of the production of large machines.
Whether it's a line track that is constantly rolling, or a huge robotic arm that keeps pressing down.
All of this made Nick, who saw this scene for the first time, feel awe from the bottom of his soul.
Although the banking industry manipulates many industries, the level of understanding of these industries may not be high.
It's just that these industries are simply quantified as money and traded again and again.
They may not understand industry at all, and they may not even know what industrialization is.
At this moment, Nick thought that what he was experiencing was the shock that these machines brought to him, but what he didn't know was that what really shocked him was the power of industrialization.
Nick is not a weak chicken when it comes to self-control.
He was in shock, but after a minute of stiffness, he had adjusted his mindset.
And, at the same time, he vaguely understood what Doug meant by letting him come here.
However, his understanding at this time was still very hazy and not very clear.
"Where did these machines come from? Can you tell me? I've never heard of a factory that can produce such equipment. Nick asked.
"This machine is produced by the printing and dyeing factory itself!" said Nick, puffing up his chest and feeling the infinite glory. Although he is just a security guard, he feels that he has also contributed to all this in front of him.
"Made by yourself?" Nick asked.
"It was the boss who led us to develop a brand new set of equipment. Nathan continued to say proudly.
"So how many sets of Monopoly can this equipment produce in a day at most?"
"At least 10,000 sets!"
"So powerful?"
"Of course!"
……
When Nick heard this, he spent even more time pondering.
At this moment, he already somewhat completely understood what Doug meant.
Bank of America or banks owned by Douger are more closely linked to industry than banks on Wall Street.
This closeness is not only a close relationship, but also represents a research and development system.
No matter how much money the banking industry has, it will eventually fall on the actual assets.
These assets, including products, equipment, land, etc., in short, any money that does not fall into the actual assets, have a huge bubble.
And these bubbles are not created out of thin air.
Instead, it needs to be based on industry.
Doug asked him to look at the industries around Bank of America just to tell him that Bank of America, which has the ability to make blood, is not afraid of Wall Street, which is purely an industrial vampire.
But......
Although the truth is such a truth, will it be too optimistic?
Even if a set of equipment could be developed to increase the efficiency of production by a factor of fifty, it would only be a small printing and dyeing factory, and what would be produced would be just a toy.
Keep looking!
"I'm glad you've been with me for so long, I've wasted your time, I have other places to go. I went first, hoping to see you again. Nick spoke quickly and hurried away.
When he walked out of the ordinary workshop, although the white mist was still there, in his personal feeling, he already felt that this white mist was no longer a fog, but an existence that could be seen through at a glance.
He got into the carriage and said to the coachman at Claydon Investment Bank, "Go to Winchester Arms." ”
The coachman did not speak, but waved the reins in his hand, and the horse had been standing for a long time. Immediately began to move. Two horses carried the whole wagon forward with two horsepower.
The Winchester Arms Company, compared to the Claydon Printing and Dyeing Factory, is even more on the outskirts of the city.
And, because of the heavy cargo that was often transported, the road to Winchester Arms Company was difficult.
Although the weather was cold, the land was still frozen.
However, the ruts left before the ice last year have been preserved by the solid water element.
Even though the public carriage of Claydon Investment Company uses rubber wheels, it is still a little bumpy.
In any era, the means of transportation are not comfortable.
However, the closer you get to modernity, the more comfortable it is compared to the past.
Nick sat in the carriage, feeling the bumps, looking at the shadowy newspaper that kept shaking, looking at the handwriting on it, and feeling that there must be something wonderful about this order arranged by Doug.
A lot of the time people are like that.
After attaching importance to a thing, it is always easy to over-interpret it.
Just like now, Nick has even begun to analyze the beginning of Doug's every letter, why he started from there, and whether there is any mystery hidden in these places.
Actually, there was nothing mysterious about those places, just Doug's habits.
As a man who grew up in the Republic, Doug's writing habits were different from those of Americans of this era.
However, the United States is a country of immigrants, and the origin of Americans is also complicated.
Nick is not German either, and in the end, he has not researched anything, so he can only attribute everything to the reason why Doug is German.
Although, in the eyes of the British in this era, the Germans were an inferior people.
It is a lazy nation with inferior national roots.
However, this arrogant evaluation of the British may have been believed by many people many years ago.
However, since recent years.
Germany, which is constantly rising, has begun to show its magnificent appearance.
It's just that, compared to Britain, which has a huge colony, it is still just a little brother on the European continent.
Whether it is the character of a person or the character of a country.
In fact, it was all based on his own physical condition.
Just like a fat tiger, the reason why he is a fat tiger is first of all because he is physically strong.
It's like a big bear, the reason why he is a big bear is because his physical strength is not as good as others, and it seems that his intelligence is a little worse.
With a sharp blade in his heart, he has a murderous heart.
Germany, which has already tasted the sweetness of industrialization, has no reason not to seek more benefits if its strength continues to swell.
And this more interest is obviously in contradiction with the interests of the United Kingdom.
So, in the beginning, the British were only arrogant towards the Germans.
And now, in addition to arrogance, there is some panic.
Although Nick is an English born and raised in the United States, his understanding of the world is not closed.
This is because the banking industry in the United States is far from being independent, and it is particularly heavily influenced by European capital, especially British capital.
Take a Bahrain bank, for example, and such an Englishman-owned bank has a monopoly on the savings business in all the plantation states of the southern United States.
Those plantation owners trusted the British far more than they trusted the northerners.
Even the banks run by the southerners themselves can only eat some scraps compared to the Bank of Bahrain.
Why is that?
Because, despite the fact that Britain withdrew from American soil.
However, Britain still has a global force, a vast trade system based on colonies, and a unique world financial hegemony.
And what about the North of the United States?
It's just some clumsy imitation.
Even, for those in the South who enjoy the services of the banks of Bahrain, the banks on Wall Street are just clowns.
Yes, Wall Street has its own pride, but at the same time, he is ridiculed by people everywhere.
Of course, the fiercest ridicule is naturally the British bankers.
Why is this so?
Because Wall Street in the United States harms the interests of British bankers in the United States.
Wall Street in the United States is a real learner of the British banking industry.
There is no way, the modern banking system was born in Britain, which was the first to set foot on capitalism.
The modern concept of banking also emerged in the United Kingdom.
For the UK, all the modern banks in the world, they are plagiarized.
Of course, for those who have learned from them. They are not copying the Bank of England, they are just modernizing.
But, apparently, the arrogant Brits don't care about this.
Or rather, the more they care, the more they will mock.
If the so-called Britain is really a country of gentlemen, can they cover their colonies in any corner of the world?
Can it become an empire on which the sun never sets?
Obviously, no.
The British are just ordinary people.